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B66C 23/36

mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory or swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib cranes, derricks or tower cranes > specially adapted for use in particular locations or for particular purposes > mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
Subclass:
CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES

Related Keywords

cranes mounted on VEHICLES

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B66C 23/38 with separate prime movers for crane and vehicle
  • B66C 23/4 with a single prime mover for both crane and vehicle
  • B66C 23/42 with jibs of adjustable configuration, e.g. foldable
  • B66C 23/44 Jib cranes adapted for attachment to standard vehicles, e.g. agricultural tractors
  • B66C 23/46 Mobile jib cranes with non-slewable jibs
  • B66C 23/48 Manually-movable jib cranes for use in workshops
  • B66C 23/5 mounted on railway vehicles, e.g. breakdown cranes

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B66, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. INVENTIO CH 3,843
  2. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY US 3,709
  3. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 2,987
  4. KONE CORPORATION FI 2,922
  5. TOSHIBA ELEVATOR COMPANY 2,922
  6. HITACHI 2,321
  7. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 2,287
  8. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 1,870
  9. HITACHI BUILDING SYSTEMS COMPANY 1,700
  10. ANHUI HELI COMPANY 1,325